Penguins a long way from contending in the Horizon League

By Pete Mollica

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team came into this season with several new faces on the roster but a lot of high hopes. Many, including coach Jerry Slocum believed this team was going to be a pretty good one as soon as all the new faces started to mesh.

Well, after seven games the Penguins are 1-6 (0-2 in the Horizon League) and although they played much better Saturday night in a 79-71 loss to unbeaten Butler, they are still a long way from being a contender in the conference.

Read the column in Monday’s Vindicator.